Talk:Stop The Game

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The result was: promoted by Launchballer (talk) 22:08, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that during a recent UEFA Nations League match, tennis balls were thrown onto the pitch as part of a campaign trying to stop Ireland from playing Israel?

• Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cz02e105m21t

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Quakers in Costa Rica

Created by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 09:15, 8 July 2026 (UTC).

• Articles is new enough and long enough and fully sourced. No copyvios found and Earwig found violations unlikely. Hook is sourced and compliant. QPQ done. Rlendog (talk) 13:23, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

@Finnfrog99: Got a source that says the tennis incident was part of the campaign, as opposed to simply namechecking it? suggests that the campaign was not behind it.--Launchballer 21:37, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Here ya go; https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41861919.html "The Stop The Game campaign noted the tennis ball protest during the recent men’s friendly against Qatar was only the start of their protests." Theres a bunch of sources out there about this (I only used a very small amount), so if anymore clarification is needed it shouldnt be hard to find Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 21:46, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Please add that to the article. I'm probably going to promote something like ALT0a: ... that Stop The Game members campaigned against a planned Ireland-Israel match by throwing tennis balls onto the pitch during a recent UEFA Nations League match? if there are no objections.--Launchballer 21:59, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

I'll add it now. That hook sounds good to me! Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 22:02, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: added to the article Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 22:06, 12 July 2026 (UTC)